- Date
- February 14, 1979
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8567FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790214002939A
- Case key
- 137503
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0560 79/2/14 NR.KISSIMMEE,FL BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1610 N8567F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 33, 3491 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1675 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KISSIMMEE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- BONDING OF FORWARD SPLINE COUPLING TO FORWARD SHORT SHAFT,P/N 47-644-180-9,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8567F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orlando Hyatt
N8567FRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2019 · Bell 47J-2AAirframe modelBell 47J-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8567F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR09CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlorence, AZThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a wind shift encountered during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and rollover. Contributing to the accident was the encounter with the wind shift.NTSB FTW75FPG28Accident · No injuriesClosedFt.Smith, AR